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Torch

Post by Brah » Sun, 27 Mar 2016 5:08 pm

Anyone use this browser?

Came across mention of it in YT comments about something that would allow for separate song downloads for whole albums.

http://download.cnet.com/Torch-Browser/ ... 40051.html

http://torchbrowser.com/
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Re: Torch

Post by Strong Eagle » Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:41 am

My AV says the download has at least one PUP program and one piece of malware.
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Post by x9200 » Mon, 28 Mar 2016 7:17 am

It appears one of these "ad supporting" softwares. Judging from what google tells about it, I would stay away.
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Post by Strong Eagle » Mon, 28 Mar 2016 12:21 pm

x9200 wrote:It appears one of these "ad supporting" softwares. Judging from what google tells about it, I would stay away.
More than ads, my AV sez... crashed Chrome after a download... no install.
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Re: Torch

Post by Brah » Sat, 02 Apr 2016 11:45 am

Hope it didn't infect anyone, seems like a bad idea.

Saw it promoted on some tech site, should have known better.
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